French authorities say a man in custody has confessed to "unintentionally" killing a 9-year-old girl whose disappearance from a wedding party in the Alps prompted nationwide concern.Grenoble prosecutor Jean-Yves Coquillat said that investigators found some of ...

Andre Lanata, chief of the French Air Force Staff, met his Indian counterpart Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa and discussed matters relating to inter-services cooperation, the French embassy here said today.Lante, on a four-day visit to India, also met Army ...

Islamic militants stormed an army camp in northern Mali today, killing at least 14 soldiers in the worst attack on security forces in the West African country in more than a year, the army said.Army spokesman Col Diarran Kone confirmed the attack in the ...

French President Emmanuel Macron today launched a state visit to China in Xian - the starting point of the ancient Silk Road - in a nod to his counterpart's scheme to revive the famous trading route.Macron will visit the northern city's famous terracotta ...

At least 10,000 people were killed in the Chinese army's crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Tiananmen Square in June 1989, according to a newly released British secret diplomatic cable that gives gruesome details of the bloodshed in Beijing."Minimum ...

Three civilians were wounded in Burkina Faso after a grenade was thrown at French troops shortly before President Emmanuel Macron touched down for the start of his first Africa tour.The French president is embarking on a three-day trip of western Africa aimed ...

United States President Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to plan a grand parade this year to show “appreciation” for the armed forces, an unusual move aimed at showcasing the might of the world’s most powerful military. Such an idea first came to Trump when he attended France's Bastille Day celebrations last year. As US now starts planning such a parade, we look at how other countries do it. France Trump’s inspiration for a parade in US comes after what he ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today sought to reassure France's Emmanuel Macron over the operation of the Turkish army inside Syria, telling the French leader it was aimed against "terror elements" and that Ankara had no eye on Syrian ...